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GEORGE WASHINGTON, Isl I'lesidciil of ilie I'niteil Stales. Uoni I'oin'S Crci-k 
Westniorelaiui County. Va.. Vfh. i'l. \~Z-1. Died Mt. Voiiioii. Va.. Dec. 14, 1T!)9. ascfl ti7 
years. Sorved as President two terms, Aiirtl :J0, ITS'J to Miireli ;!, 17i)7. Eight years. 
In ijolilics he was a Federal and was nnaniiiiously pliosen President of the United 
States by the electors at .")" years of age. and guided ili<' young re|iulilic tliiough the 
first trying years of its history. 

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JOHN ADAMS, L'd Prrsiilciit of ll)i' I'liilril Statfs. lidrii Hraintiee. Mass.. Ocl. Ml 
173."). Dird Hiaiiitree. .Inly 1. isiiij. a.Hfd '.U .years. Si'rvcd as I'rcsident one tiTiu. .Mai'cl 
4. 1797 to March 3, ISdl. four years, after serving Uvci leriiis as Vice I'jesideiil. In pol 
itics he was a Federal and was chosen President of the Uniled Stales by a small nia 
jority at 62 years of age. The Presidency of .lolin Adams was not smooth as we were 
entering upon a period when our parly strife was deiemiined by foreign lallier (hai 
American political issues. 

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THOMAS JEFFERSON, :{d Presiflent of tlio I'nited Statos. Horn Shadwoll, Albe 
niarle Co., Va., April 2, 174:;. Died Monticpllo. Va., .Inly 4, 182i). a.Kcd s:; years. Served 
as President two terms, .Mareh 4. isni to March M. 1S09. eight years, lie was eleeU'd at 
the age of ,')S years by the .leffersoniaii or nenioeratic (then called Ke|)ublican) party 
which he founded. His first election wa.-i by a small majority, and the second was 
nearly unanimous. He was author of ibe lleclaralion of Independence. Tin' ■Louisiana 
Purchase" was made during his adniinistralion. 

(Aaron liurr served as Vice I'lcsidenl first term, I 

(George Clinton as Vice President second term.) 




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JAMES MADISON, 4th Piesidont of the Uiiiled States. Born Port Conway. Va.. 
Marcli li;, 17.']!. Died iVIonlix-licr. Orange Co.. Va.. Jane 28. IS.'Jti, agod 8.5 years. Served 
as President two terms. Marcli 4, ISO'J to March :!. 1817. .iS years of age when installed. 
In politics he was a .Teffersonian Democrat and was elected and re-elected by a large 
majority. The war of ISli' with Great Itriiaiii took |ilace diniiii; his adniiiiistralioii. 

(Geo. Clinton served as Vice PresidenI first li'nn.) 

(Elbridge Gerry as Vice President second l<'rm.) 




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JAMES MONROE, .".111 President of llie Uiiilnl States. Born Westmoreland Co., 
Va., April 2S. JT.'iS. IJied New Yorli City, .luly 1, ls:il. aged 7:i years. Served as Presi- 
dent two terms Marcli 4, 1817 to Marcli :',. 182.">. .'jS years old when installed. He was 
elected as a Democrat by a large majority, and on his re-election lu' reci-ived 2:!1 of 
the 2.'i2 electoral votes. He pronnilgaled the t'anions Monroe Doctrine. 

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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. lUh ['resident of tlu- United Stales. Born Brainirce. Mass.. 
Jul.v 11. 17i;7. I)i((l Wasiiington. D. C, Feb. 2:1. 1S4S, agtd ,S(i years. Served as Presi- 
dent on., term. March 4. 1825 to March :;, 1S2!(. He was elected president as a Demo- 
crat by the House of Representatives, none of the Presidential candidates having a 
majority in the electoral college. He was ',8 years old when elected. The Whig party 
came into existence during his administration. 

(John C. Calhouii served as Vice President.) 





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ANDREW JACKSON, 7th President of the United States. Born in the Waxhaw 
settlement on the border between North and South Carolina, March 15. 1767. Died at 
the Hermitage, near Nashville, Tenn.. .June 8, 1845, aged 78 years. Served as President 
two terms, March 4, 1829 to March ?,. 18:57. He was elected by the Democratic party 
when 62 years old and proved to be with the mass of people, the most iiopular President 
since Washington, and was looked ni im as tlie great military liero of the day. 'I'he 
period of .Jackson's Presidency was one of the most remarkabli' in Ihe history of our 
country. 

(.John C. Calhoun served as Vice President first term. I 

(Martin Van Iluren as Vice President second term.) 




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MARTIN VAN BUREN. SIh I'rosidciil of Ilic I'nilpd Stall's. Hoiii Kindcrliook, 
Columbia Co.. X. Y.. Deo. ."i. IT.SL'. nic<l Kiiuicrliook .Iul\ Jl. Isi;:;. iiseil Sii years. 
Served as President one term, March 4. is:',7 to March .'.. isll. W the ase of ."i.'i years 
he was nominated by the Democratic pai'iy ami clc'cicd liy a liaiidsumc majority. 

(Richard M. Johnson served as \'icc I'residenl ) 




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WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, '.illi I'lfsiavnl ol llif tinited States. Hiini H.Tk(>loy, 
Charles City Co.. Va., Feb. 'J, 17?:!. Died WasliiiijAtoM. 1). C. Ai ril 4. 1S41. aged (!S years. 
Served as President one month, March 4, to April 4. 1K41. He was nominated by the 
WhiK iiarly and received 2.'?4 electoral votes out of :W\. Died one nionlli afl<-r his 
inauKuralion— the first President to die in office. 
(John Tyler served as Vice President.) 





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JOHN TYLER, Imli I'lesidciit of tho United Slates. Born Greeiiway. Va., Marcll 
29. 171111. Died Uicliiiiciiid. Va.. .Ian. 18, 18t)2. aged 72 years. Served as President 3 years 
11 months, April il, 1.S41 to March :i, 1845. being the unexpired term of Win. Henry Har- 
rison. He was elected as Vice President at the age of .')1 years as a Whig on the ticket 
with Mr. Harrison and was installed as President upon the latter's death. {\\ the time 
of his death he was a member of the Congress of the Confederate Slates.) 




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JAMES K. POLK, 11 111 Prpsident of the United States. Rom Mocklenburg Co.. 
X. t'.. .Nov. J. 1711.-,. Died Nashville, Teiiii., .June l."), 1849, aged r,4 .vears. Served as 
President one term. Mareli -1, 1845 to March :',. I.s4!). 49 .vears old wlini installed. He 
was nominated by the Democratic party and ileclcd by a ina,jorily In lli,> popular vote 
of about 40,000. The Mexican War occurred clurjiii; liis adniinisi rai ion. 

(George M. Dallas serv<>d as Vice President.) 




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ZACHARY TAYLOR, 12th President of tlie (Iiiited States. Born Orange Co.. Va., 
Sept. lit. ITM. Hied Kx<'(iitivo Mansion Wasliinnton. I). C .Jlll.v !l. 1S50, aged 66 years. 
Served as i)resident 1 year -1 months .") days, Maroli ".. lS41t 1o ,J>ily !). ISSo. On account 
of the fame ho gained during the Mexican War lie was nominated hy the Whig party 
and elected at the age of 65 years. 

(Millard Fillmore served as Vice President.) 





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MILLARD FILLMORE, l.'ith I>,vsident of the Uniled States. Horn in Township of 
Locke (now bummerhill) Cayuga Co., N, Y.. Fob. 7, ISOO. Dio.l riuffah, X V March 7 
, t ''^f .^^ ''''^'''- ^''"■"'^ ^' Pn^sident 2 years 7 n>o„ths 2(; days, fron, .lulv' in 1850 
to March J, 1853, being the unexpired tern, of President Taylor. In ,:oIitics "he was a 
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FRANKLIN PIERCE, Ulh I'resideiit of the United States. Born HillsborouKh. N. H.. 
Nov. L-:;. I.SII4. Died Coiiccrd. N. H., Oct. S. 18()9. aged ()5 years. Served as President 
one term, March 4. IS.''):! to March :i. IS.")"; was iiiaugurated at the age of 49; was a 
candidate of the Democratic party and his election was almost unanimous, only four 
States casting their electoral votes against liini. 

(Wm. K. KiMR served as Vice President.) 




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ABRAHAM LINCOLN, lillli I'l rsidnii ol' llir riiilrd Slalcs. Horn H;iiiliii Couiily, 
Kentucky. Fflj. 12, ISOIl. Died Wasliiimliiii. I). ('.. Aiiril in, ISi;.'), ukwI .")I; years. He 
was Wl years of age vylieii first iiiausiiraled and was the first President elected by llie 
new. or what is now, the Republican | ally. Diiriiifj his adniinislraiion of 4 years 1 
month and 10 days, there occurred llie Ciyil War and the aliolilion of slaver.v . He 
served but little more than a month of his second iciiii when lie was assassinated by 
John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre. Washington, mi .\iiiil 14. ISCi.'i, and died the next 
day. "With malice toward none, witli charity for all." 

(Hannibal Hamlin served as Vice President first term.) 

(Andrew .lohnson as Vice President second term.) 




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ANDREW JOHNSON, ITlh President of the United States. Born Raleigh. N. C, 
Dec. 29, ISdS. lii.'d wdv Carler's Station, Tenn., .lui.v 31, 1875, aged fiT years. Served 
as President 3 years 10 months and 20 days, April 1.5. lS(i.5 to March :i. 1869. the unex- 
pired term of President Lincoln. He was elected as a Republican Vice President with 
Lincoln at the age of 57 years. In January, 1875, he was elected to the U. S. Senate 
from Tennessee and took his seat at the extra session in 1873 and served until his 
death. 




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ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT, Islli Prcsidoiit of lli<- I'liitcd SlaU'S. Boni Point 
Pleasant. Cloi-iiioiit Co., (Miio. April L'T. 1S22. Died .Ml. Mc-(;n\i;or near Saratoga,. N. Y.. 
July 2?,, ISS.'i, aged (;:! years. He was elected President by the Uernblicans at the age 
of 47 and served two terms, March 1, 1S(;9 to March :;, 1S77. 
received 214 electoral votes and on ilie scconil he leci'ived 
largest number ever cast for a I'residenl up to that lime. 

(Schuyler Colfax served as Vice President first term.) 

( Henrv Wilson as Vice President second term.) 



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RUTHERFORD BIRCHARD HAYES, l'.<th President of (he United SCitrs. Born 
Delaware, Ohio, Oct. 4, 1S22. Died Kreinoiit. Ohio. .Iiui. 17. IS!):!, aged 71 years. At the 
age of 55 years he was the Republiran iioniiiiee. Inil liis selection for the Presidency 
was due to Congressional action. I he election at larsjc l)einK indecisive and the choice 
left to the National Congress which turned the matter over to a Special Coniniission 
consisting of five Senators, five Representatives and five .lud.^es of the Supreme Court 
which elected him by a party vote of .S to 7. He served one term March .">. 1S77 to 
March 3, 1881. 

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JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD, L'oth I'lcsiilnii nt llic I'liilcci States. Born Orange, 
Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, Nov. 111. is:::. Died IOUhmdh. .\. .1.. Si'iii. Ill, ISSl. aged ."ill years. 
Served as President, from March 1, IS.Sl to Scjit. 111. Is.Sl. C iiiontlis 1,') days. He was 
shot by Chas. .1. Guiteau at Washington. .Inly 2. ISSl and died at hong Brand), N. ,1., 
Sept. 19. ISSl. He was tlie Repnhlican nominee and was elected by a large majority in 
the electoral college; he was inaugurated at the age of !0 years. 

(Chester Alan Arthur served as Vice President.) 




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CHESTER ALAN ARTHUR, lilsl I'r.'sidcnl of llio UnitiHl Slulos. Hovn K;iirti..ld, 
Franklin Cn . VI.. Oct. .',. l.S:;(l. IM.-il Now York Cily Nov. l.S. ISSC, iiKcl M, years. 
Served as President from Sepl. 2ii. ISXl lo Mareli :;. ISS.-,, :! years. .", nionllis 1.^ days. 
He was elected Vice-President with Cailield as a liciaihlicaii and upon ihe deaili of the 
latter assumed Hie ofliee of Prtsidenl. He was .'il years 
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GROVER CLEVELAND, Tld and ■lith President ot the United States. Boru Cald- 
well, Essex Co., New .Jersey, March IS, 1S37. Died Princeton, N. J., .June 24, 190S, aged 
70 years. Served as President two terms— March 4, 1SS5 to March M, 1889, March 4, 
1893 to March 3, 1897. He was tlie nominee of the Democratic party and was elected 
President in 1884, was nominated for re-election but defeated. In 181)2 after a third 
nomination he was re-elected President, being the only President enjoying two distinct 
intervals ot service as President. He was 48 years of age when first inaugurated. His 
admirable, impartial and courageous administration won tributes to his integrity from 
the press and the people irrespective of party. 

(Thomas A. Hendricks served as Vice President first term.) 

(Adlai E. Stevenson as Vice President second term.) 





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BENJAMIN HARRISON, 2:!d I'lcsidcnl of llio Unilod Stales. Born North Bend. 
Oliic), Auniisi 2>i. is:;:;. Died Indiaiuiiiolis. Ind.. March i:!, V.W\. a.s;."d US years. Served 
as President one term, March 4, 1SS9 to March :!, \s<X\. He was tlie iiomiiiee of the 
Republican parly and served as President dnrln.ii ilie lour years iiilervenins between 
Cleveland's two terms. He was 5(; years of a.i^e wlien inau,i;iuaied. 

(Levi Parsons Morion served as Vice Presid<MiI. ) 




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WM. McKlNLEY 2."i1h President dl" llie I'liited States, lioni Xiles, ■rnuuliull Co.. 
Ohio, Jan. 29. lS4a. Died Buffalo, N. Y.. Seiit. 14. 1901, aged r„S years. Served as Pres- 
ident 4 years (! months 11 days (March 4. JS!)? to March :!. liiOl. March ?,. 1901 to Sept. 
14, 1901.) In politics he was a Repnhlican : he was elected I'residi'ni twici'. and was 
54 years when inaugurated the firsi linie. During his lirsl term the S|ianisli .Vnicrican 
war and IIk" .Annexation of the Philiiipine.-; were successfull.v coTicluded. On Ihe I'.ih of 
Se|)teniher. 1901 (six months alter his re-election) he was shot by Leon C'/.olgosz while 
attending the Pan-American Expo.sition at liuffalo. N. Y.. and died S days later. 

(Garret ..\. Hobart served as Vice President first term.) 

(Theodore Roosevelt as Vice President second term.) 




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THEODORE ROOSEVELT, 2Gth President of Ihe United Slates. Born New York 
City. October :;T. 1)noS. Was elected Vice-President, as a Republican on the ticket with 
President McKinley at the latter's election for a second term and served as such from 
March 4 to September 14, 1901, and succeeded to the Presidency upon the death of Mr. 
McKinley serving the unexpired term of ?, years 5 months and 19 days, from September 
14. 1901 to March 3. 1905. He was re-nominated by the Republicans for a second 
term and elected by an overwhelming majority and was the youngest of all the Presi- 
dents being only 43 years old when first installed. 

(Charles W. Fairbanks served as Vice President second term.) 





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WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT, 27lli PrraidcMl of the Tainted Slali-s. Roni Cincinnati, 
Ohio, Sepleniber If,, Ksr.T. Wns elected President by I lie ReiinblicMii party at the elec- 
tion November, 1908, at the age of .'")I years, to succeed I'residi'iil Roosevelt upon expir- 
ation of his term Marcli 1, 1909, defeating the Democratic candidate (VVm. .1. Bryan) 
by a large majority of the i)0j)iilar vote and reeei\((] mote than twoihiids of the elec- 
toral votes. At the time of his election to the I're.sideiuv he was Secretary of War of 
the U. S. 

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